portrait of kelly by howard cao kelly tunstall comes into metier every so often to say hello, usually with adorable, squirming, blue-eyed baby brixton in tow. i’m always impressed by her sweetness and positive energy considering her busy artist/mom schedule. when she mentioned she was working on some new paintings for a show at...
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while in vienna, i had the pleasure of meeting amelie and helping her prepare an incredible multi-dish persian meal for a grateful group of friends. but her talents don’t only reside in the kitchen. her photography work is tinged with nostalgia, longing, mystery and an exploration of the self and the search for it...
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mr. colin hughes is probably the most active, driven, and motivated person i’ve ever met. he’s a man on the move, taking globetrotting to a level that i never even knew was possible- in fact, maybe “globeriding” is a better descriptive word for him. it definitely invokes an appropriate visual of him pedaling through...
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ian and i go way back. we were just kids studying together back in munich, an odd couple but somehow it worked out. maybe it’s our motivation that keeps us connected– ian always pushed me to do things i was too jaded or too cool to do and i always told him what music...
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last summer nico and i stayed with sarah on our roadtrip through the south. nico hadn’t seen her in seven years, since they studied in florence together, but she opened her house and her heart to us, letting us in on her volunteer work and her amazing, creative life. we caught her a few...
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